Franchise All-Time Rushing Leaders: Washington Football Team
The table below shows the all-time rushing leaders in Washington Football Team franchise history.
Stats included are only during the players' stint(s) as a member of WFT.
More franchise leaders:
- Washington Football Team All-Time Passing Leaders
- Washington Football Team All-Time Rushing Leaders
- Washington Football Team All-Time Receiving Leaders
- Washington Football Team All-Time Defensive Leaders
MORE: Franchise leaders for all 32 NFL teams
[Note: Stats are through the 2020 NFL season.]
Rank | Player | G | Att. | Yards | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Riggins | 114 | 1988 | 7472 | 79 |
2 | Clinton Portis | 84 | 1667 | 6824 | 46 |
3 | Larry Brown | 102 | 1530 | 5875 | 35 |
4 | Stephen Davis | 99 | 1383 | 5790 | 45 |
5 | Alfred Morris | 64 | 1078 | 4713 | 29 |
6 | Terry Allen | 52 | 1043 | 4086 | 37 |
7 | Earnest Byner | 80 | 990 | 3950 | 25 |
8 | Cliff Battles | 60 | 839 | 3511 | 23 |
9 | Mike Thomas | 53 | 878 | 3359 | 15 |
10 | Ladell Betts | 103 | 776 | 3176 | 13 |
11 | Don Bosseler | 96 | 775 | 3112 | 22 |
12 | George Rogers | 41 | 697 | 2909 | 31 |
13 | Charlie Harraway | 69 | 719 | 2659 | 20 |
14 | Rob Goode | 51 | 520 | 2257 | 16 |
15 | Joe Washington | 43 | 455 | 2070 | 6 |
16 | Ricky Ervins | 62 | 531 | 2026 | 8 |
17 | Andy Farkas | 62 | 556 | 1966 | 21 |
18 | Adrian Peterson | 31 | 462 | 1940 | 12 |
19 | Joe Theismann | 167 | 355 | 1815 | 17 |
20 | Brian Mitchell | 159 | 352 | 1751 | 9 |
21 | Dick James | 99 | 447 | 1741 | 16 |
22 | Dick Todd | 79 | 368 | 1573 | 11 |
23 | Gerald Riggs | 38 | 402 | 1557 | 21 |
24 | Charley Taylor | 165 | 442 | 1488 | 11 |
25 | Robert Griffin III | 37 | 244 | 1480 | 8 |
26 | Clarence Harmon | 74 | 360 | 1374 | 5 |
27 | Reggie Brooks | 30 | 325 | 1358 | 5 |
28 | Keith Griffin | 65 | 329 | 1343 | 3 |
29 | Jim Musick | 33 | 327 | 1313 | 8 |
30 | Charlie Justice | 43 | 266 | 1284 | 3 |
31 | Chris Thompson | 66 | 250 | 1194 | 5 |
32 | Kelvin Bryant | 46 | 260 | 1186 | 6 |
33 | Johnny Olszewski | 31 | 238 | 1164 | 6 |
34 | Bob Seymour | 60 | 360 | 1146 | 12 |
35 | Frank Akins | 28 | 244 | 1142 | 7 |
36 | Roy Helu | 48 | 255 | 1132 | 7 |
37 | Leo Elter | 35 | 287 | 1116 | 7 |
38 | Frank Filchock | 58 | 362 | 1087 | 5 |
39 | A.D. Whitfield | 37 | 221 | 981 | 3 |
40 | Ed Sutton | 33 | 262 | 974 | 9 |
41 | Matt Jones | 20 | 243 | 950 | 6 |
42 | Ryan Torain | 18 | 223 | 942 | 5 |
43 | Robert Kelley | 24 | 234 | 906 | 9 |
44 | Wilbur Moore | 72 | 183 | 901 | 8 |
45 | Wilbur Jackson | 22 | 226 | 897 | 3 |
46 | Rock Cartwright | 123 | 215 | 889 | 6 |
47 | Billy Ray Barnes | 22 | 252 | 866 | 8 |
48 | Harry Gilmer | 57 | 178 | 837 | 1 |
49 | Leon Heath | 31 | 230 | 813 | 6 |
50 | Antonio Gibson | 14 | 170 | 795 | 11 |
51 | Jason Campbell | 52 | 153 | 786 | 3 |
52 | Jamie Morris | 28 | 250 | 773 | 4 |
53 | Skip Hicks | 29 | 229 | 768 | 12 |
54 | Jim Castiglia | 17 | 201 | 756 | 5 |
55 | Bill Dudley | 36 | 162 | 752 | 3 |
56 | Jim Podoley | 43 | 209 | 746 | 2 |
57 | Pug Rentner | 33 | 199 | 743 | 2 |
58 | Billy Wells | 20 | 169 | 701 | 4 |
59 | Gerry Allen | 24 | 201 | 664 | 7 |
60 | Dale Atkeson | 26 | 208 | 639 | 4 |
61 | Samaje Perine | 21 | 183 | 635 | 1 |
62 | Sal Rosato | 23 | 159 | 620 | 4 |
63 | Eddie Saenz | 50 | 190 | 619 | 2 |
64 | Julie Rykovich | 23 | 167 | 612 | 1 |
65 | Trung Canidate | 11 | 142 | 600 | 1 |
66 | Timmy Smith | 21 | 184 | 596 | 3 |
67 | Don Irwin | 29 | 172 | 586 | 6 |
68 | Moses Denson | 26 | 159 | 586 | 0 |
69 | Benny Malone | 25 | 203 | 564 | 3 |
70 | Calvin Hill | 28 | 148 | 558 | 1 |
71 | Ernie Pinckert | 97 | 147 | 536 | 1 |
72 | Dick Poillon | 54 | 186 | 535 | 4 |
73 | Kenny Watson | 16 | 116 | 534 | 1 |
74 | Eddie LeBaron | 82 | 157 | 480 | 8 |
75 | Bert Zagers | 32 | 116 | 477 | 3 |
76 | Steve Thurlow | 24 | 143 | 470 | 0 |
77 | Ralph Guglielmi | 37 | 140 | 469 | 1 |
78 | Ed Quirk | 38 | 117 | 467 | 5 |
79 | Hal McPhail | 19 | 139 | 461 | 1 |
80 | Duane Thomas | 24 | 127 | 442 | 5 |
81 | Bobby Mitchell | 98 | 90 | 438 | 2 |
82 | Evan Royster | 32 | 81 | 416 | 2 |
83 | Vic Janowicz | 22 | 99 | 410 | 4 |
84 | Bob Brunet | 81 | 131 | 406 | 3 |
85 | Harry Dowda | 60 | 124 | 405 | 2 |
86 | Tommy Runnels | 21 | 116 | 386 | 0 |
87 | Sonny Jurgensen | 135 | 116 | 381 | 10 |
88 | Kirk Cousins | 62 | 123 | 379 | 13 |
89 | J.D. McKissic | 16 | 85 | 365 | 1 |
90 | Sam Horner | 24 | 118 | 355 | 0 |
91 | Lionel Vital | 3 | 80 | 346 | 2 |
92 | Ray Hare | 37 | 61 | 346 | 2 |
93 | Dan Lewis | 13 | 117 | 343 | 2 |
94 | Jim Cunningham | 42 | 120 | 337 | 3 |
95 | Johnny Papit | 25 | 89 | 335 | 0 |
96 | Art Monk | 205 | 63 | 332 | 0 |
97 | Chuck Drazenovich | 113 | 117 | 330 | 8 |
98 | Steve Bagarus | 26 | 95 | 328 | 1 |
99 | Doug Wycoff | 12 | 106 | 326 | 1 |
100 | Sammy Baugh | 167 | 324 | 325 | 9 |
Stats via Pro Football Reference |
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